title: Accuracy of hospital activity analysis operation codes.
abstract: The accuracy of operation codes on hospital activity analysis printouts has been compared with unit and patient records. Inaccurate information is being provided by the hospital activity analysis in a significant number of cases. The same mistake is often repeatedly made, suggesting deficient monitoring procedures. These lapses occurred despite a unit policy of medical staff entering the operation and diagnostic details on the HMRI(IP) sheet and the checking of all entries by a consultant.
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008499:Medical Records; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data